Christina Rongavilla, PharmD ’06, was named 2005 Pharmacy Student of
the Year by the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) during its 2005
Annual Meeting in San Diego last month.
The Pharmacy Student of the Year Award recognizes a student who is
currently a member of ASP/CPhA and enrolled in a college of pharmacy.
The person nominated for this award is active in the student chapter and
has shown a willingness to become involved in the future of the pharmacy
profession as evidenced by their involvement in CPhA and APhA
professional activities.
Christina served as both president-elect and president of the
Western Academy of Students of Pharmacy (ASP) Chapter and as president
was instrumental in more than doubling the number of pharmaceutical
projects WesternU took on as well as increasing WesternU’s ASP membership
by more than 25 percent.
Christina also played a key role in helping increase pharmacy
student attendance at Outlook and the Mid-year Regional Meeting.
Christina’s strong leadership and professional skills make her the ideal
candidate for CPhA’s Pharmacy Student of the Year Award.